gallons in a bag of fox farm soil?

[bejohnst]

Hey guys how many gallons are in a standard bag for Fox Farm Ocean Forest? I need to fill up 15 (5) gallon pots and want to know how many bags to get. Also what are you guys paying per bag? They go for 20 US dollars around here... is that what you guys are finding?

 

[ftw2012]

1 cu. ft = 7.48 gallons the bags i buy are 1 cubic foot, since 15 - 5 gallon pots is 75 gallons youll need about 10 bags. dont pack them too tight and 10 or 11 bags should do. im not sure what the price was be it was 20-25 bucks a bag here too.

 

[ROOR]

1.5s at $20

 

[bejohnst]

Do you guys reuse your soil from grow to grow? I've been growing a bit but never on this scale... I can't beleive its gonna cost like 200 bucks in soil alone each grow.. damn

 

[Dr.GreenThumb]

You might want to add some airation into the soil so that will take us some space. I also would recommend 2-3 inches of pea type gravel on the bottom also to help drainage if you were not already going to do so.

 

[bejohnst]

thats a good call and will help save a buck or two. I have access to smone rivver stones, about 2-3" in length by about 1" high. Think these are two big?

 

[naturalhi]

Fox Farm already has aireation right from the factory. one fills 3- 5 gal. pots with one bag.
If you want it to go farther add three 3" of drain mterial in the bottom might get another 1/2 pot. but Fox Farm doesn't need anything extra it's all in there.

Damn Roor, glad I live here FF is only $8.49 a bag!

 

[bejohnst]

Damn! only 9 bucks a bag! Are you in the US?

 

[ROOR]

got a link or url?

 

[Tonto]

Fox Farm already has aireation right from the factory. one fills 3- 5 gal. pots with one bag.
If you want it to go farther add three 3" of drain mterial in the bottom might get another 1/2 pot. but Fox Farm doesn't need anything extra it's all in there.

Damn Roor, glad I live here FF is only $8.49 a bag!

Humboldt Co?

 

[naturalhi]

No, Mendocino Co.

The extra cost is probably due to shipping. I was visiting in Carson City Nv. last summer and visited a local nursery there , FF was $20 a bag too!

 

[bakodave]

Hey guys how many gallons are in a standard bag for Fox Farm Ocean Forest? I need to fill up 15 (5) gallon pots and want to know how many bags to get. Also what are you guys paying per bag? They go for 20 US dollars around here... is that what you guys are finding?

Bakersfield California $14per bag

 

[Hippie420]

Welcome bakodave! If you don't get any replies, notice that the thread is 17 years old.

 

[bakodave]

Welcome bakodave! If you don't get any replies, notice that the thread is 17 years old.

Dang they was spending 20 bucks a bag 17yrs ago

 

[spunom]

What is it now for a bag?

 

[bakodave]

What is it now for a bag?

I pay 14 dollars now

 

[spunom]

There's one place "near" me that sells it. It's close to a 2 hour round trip. 14 ain't too bad tho

 

[WeedHopper]

Bakersfield California $14per bag

You from Bakersfield? Lived outside of Bakersfield when I was a kid. My Dad died in Mettler California.

 

[Heavy Metal 1]

I put a small pile of red granite stone in the bottom of the grow bag just for drainage purposes; maybe don't really need it with a grow bag, I don't know, but it has not hurt anything. I use FFOF soil.

 

[oldfogey8]

I put a small pile of red granite stone in the bottom of the grow bag just for drainage purposes; maybe don't really need it with a grow bag, I don't know, but it has not hurt anything. I use FFOF soil.

Probably not a bad idea especially if you don’t have the bag up on a rack of some sort. The stones probably keep the roots from being in saturated soil.